Example sentences of "make a difference " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would it not make a difference if one identified experience , not with some disposition to overt behaviour , but with the ‘ behaviour ’ of the brain as it ‘ discriminates ’ the various sorts of stimuli within the nervous system ? |
| 2 | Savings over £1000 will make a difference to the amount you can get as will your ability to repay the loan . |
| 3 | He said the debacle had been very important in Czechoslovakia : it had shown that ‘ people can make a difference ’ . |
| 4 | THAT governments do make a difference is an important presumption of free competitive elections . |
| 5 | One school , led by S. E. Finer , claims that the parties do make a difference and that , because parties have become more partisan , this is regrettable . |
| 6 | Your letters really will make a difference . |
| 7 | It can mean employee share-ownership schemes , especially if companies are small enough for workers to feel they can make a difference . |
| 8 | It will make a difference to our world-view , to the way we see people , to the way we view God . |
| 9 | Having a nosy reporter around might well make a difference . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , the Spanish Civil War did make a difference for the conference condemned the non-intervention policy adopted by the major powers , for it was being flouted by Italians , Germans and Russians , and recommended that the Spanish republican government should be allowed to buy arms . |
| 11 | But the geographical areas served do obviously make a difference . |
| 12 | The loss of land plants would make a difference to the chemistry of the atmosphere ( and of course would be a tragedy ) . |
| 13 | There are at least three ways ( others will be discussed in the next chapter ) in which an authority acting correctly may make a difference to what its subjects ought to do , which are all consistent with the dependence thesis . |
| 14 | When this happens the authoritative directive does make a difference . |
| 15 | Since their directives are binding even when mistaken , they do then make a difference . |
| 16 | The more detailed analysis presented here therefore strongly suggests that the Home Support Project does make a difference . |
| 17 | But when all the please and thank you is unsaid and the little courtesy is undone , it does make a difference to society . |
| 18 | Watch how you can make a difference to your environment . |
| 19 | Claiming can make a difference , though , to your husband 's position if he is postponing retirement , as explained in DHSS leaflet NI 92 . |
| 20 | Of course , vegetation and the nature of the soil can make a difference , For example , if acid rain falls on a spruce forest , the rain can become even more acid . |
| 21 | If there is one factor that really will make a difference to your life , it will be applying inhibition before carrying out any actions . |
| 22 | In fact , the inspector or Secretary of State is usually making real decisions , that is , decisions that will make a difference to the built environment ; when presented with that responsibility , they want to be sure the result is acceptable . |
| 23 | Clothes can make a difference — for women a loose skirt and loose elastic in the waist of slacks or knickers are easier and quicker to manage . |
| 24 | It must be acknowledged , even by the most ardent election aficionados , that slogans do n't really make a difference . |
| 25 | ‘ It will make a difference to Alex , too . |
| 26 | ‘ And even the type of strings you use will make a difference to the kind of music you produce . |
| 27 | On the clean sound , reverb really does make a difference , adding as it does greater depth to any guitar 's tone . |
| 28 | The police will always dream of listening to the hidden thoughts of the criminals , but gaining the ability to scan every letter in the country wo n't make a difference . |
| 29 | It will make a difference to the smaller charities . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Naturally , it would make a difference . |